Composition of matter for cleaning.



TTNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST C. IBILTON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMPOSITION OF MATTER FOR CLEANING.

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To all whom itmfay concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST O. BILTON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Composition of Matter for Cleaning, of

a which the following is a full, clear, and ex act description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved composition of matter to be used for cleaning, enlivening and preserving marble, onyx, granite, porcelain, tiling, enamel ware, ivory, cut glass and other materials and articles, and arranged for application to the article as a coating by the use of a dampened pad or the like, to take up the dirt and extraneous matter by absorption.

The composition is in the form of a semiliquid substance, and consists essentially of borax soap, salsoda, borax, ammonia and a detergent. v

In order to produce the composition about a half bar of borax soap (preferably Kirkmans), a half pound of salsoda and a quarter pound of borax (preferably Twenty Mule Team) are boiled in one gallon of water for about thirty minutes to cause thesevcral ingredients to dissolve and form an intimate mixture, which is now allowed to cool off until a lukewarm condition is reached. One sixteenth of a quart of ammonia (preferably Parsons clouded household ammonia) is next added to the mixture while the latter is still lukewarm and then the mixture is'allowed to cool and to reach a semi-liquid con: dition. Six pounds of a detergent (preferably Wyandottea mineral product) consisting of volcanic ash, 70%; alkali, free of all causticreaction, 22%; and a high grade of sweet 'tallow soap stock, 8%, is next stirred gradually into the semi-liquid mass to form about one and one-half gallons of a heavy paste, which is filled into cans with the can covers kept removed for about three days to allow escape of any gases that may form. The covers are then placed in position on the cans and sealed airtight.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 18, 1918.

Application filed September 8, 1917. Serial No. 190,875.

In using the composition of matter forcleaning marble, granite, onyx, tiling, porcelain, enamel, ivory or cut glass, use is made of a clean cotton cloth folded into a pad and dampened in cold water. Upon this pad is spread a small quantity of the composition of matter and briskly rubbed over the surface to be cleaned. The composition of mat ter loosens all the dirt and other extraneous matter to permit of thoroughly rinsing the surfacewith clean water, after which the surface is rubbed dry With a clean dry cloth. When cleaning brass, bronze, nickel or other metal the rinsing is omitted and the article is simply polished with a soft cloth. When a marble or other surface has been greatly neglected so that it has become thickly coated with dirt, smut or grease a larger quantity of composition of matter is used, and in case of stains from ink, oil, grease, tar, perspiration, etc, it is necessary to apply the composition the same as a poultice, that is to say, the stain should be well covered over with the paste and the paste permitted to remain'there for several hours or, if possible, overnight. The paste is then washed off and the spot dried.

It is understood that the soap, salsoda,

borax and ammonia form s lvents in liquid form and provide the vehicle to keep the composition in semi-liquid form.

The composition is very serviceable for cleaning statues, fixtures, walls, floors, stairs, balustrades, and interior decorations of marble, granite, onyx, and other similar natural or artificial stones, such as kanestone, either polished or unpolished.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

The herein described composition normally in semi-liquid form and to be used for removing dirt and other extraneous matter from articles, consisting of borax soap, salsoda, borax, ammonia, and a detergent consisting of volcanic ash, alkali and soap stock in about the proportions specified.

ERNEST C. BILTON.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five ,tcnts each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

